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and the speaker of the house john boehner in agreement on a payroll tax deal that will be signed into law before the end of this week. welcome to hour one of washington today. i'm steve scully. thanks for joining us. nancy pelosi talking about the president who by the way is in california today, a series of fundraisers four in fact scheduled to raise $8 million for his re-election effort. one political note a debate scheduled to take place on march 1st before super tuesday has been cancelled. mitt romney and ron paul telling the georgian republican party they will not participate and so because of that plans for that have been scrubbed. meanwhile other news on this thursday. the nigerian man who tried to blow up an international flight near detroit on be. of al qaeda has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. he pled guilty in october at a sentencing hearing today the 25-year-old saying that the bomb in his underwear was a blessed we fond avenge poorly treated muslims worldwide. meanwhile the letter of hezbollah is denying the iranian backed group had anything to do with this we
and the speaker of the house john boehner in agreement on a payroll tax deal that will be signed into law before the end of this week. welcome to hour one of washington today. i'm steve scully. thanks for joining us. nancy pelosi talking about the president who by the way is in california today, a series of fundraisers four in fact scheduled to raise $8 million for his re-election effort. one political note a debate scheduled to take place on march 1st before super tuesday has been cancelled....
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if that law takes effect again in 2013, the government will be forced to pay double what it currently pays for milk. for a short time it will be awesome for dairy farmers, they can sell as much milk as they can to make a ton of money. even dairy farmers know that the windfall will be bad news real quick. the government run on milk will lead to shortages for people who buy milk at the grocery store or buy it to make dairy products like cheese and pizza. americans love their pizza. it would drive up prices by as much as double. that would make a gallon of milk more than $7 while i can handle my soy milk, i don't want it all the time. christmas is not about the farm bill, but new year's, you are going to want to be thinking about the farm bill over new year's. >>> on christmas, one day after a man in new york set the house he lived in with his sister on fire, the local police chief announced the gunman's sister is likely a third victim of homicide. we knew the gunman's sister was missing, she and the gunman lived in the house together were not on good terms. their mother lived there too
if that law takes effect again in 2013, the government will be forced to pay double what it currently pays for milk. for a short time it will be awesome for dairy farmers, they can sell as much milk as they can to make a ton of money. even dairy farmers know that the windfall will be bad news real quick. the government run on milk will lead to shortages for people who buy milk at the grocery store or buy it to make dairy products like cheese and pizza. americans love their pizza. it would drive...
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so it is the law. what we do not have, and the reason why i think it is important that we find a way to negotiate a long-term budget agreement, is we don't have a long-term budget plan. that's what we must now work to achieve. the fiscal commission budget plan, which i am presenting today, provides a comprehensive and balanced deficit wee duction framework to build upon. it is not perfect. but it does represent middle ground. it brings the deficit down from what it would otherwise be, and it brings the debt down from what it would otherwise be. and it does so in a responsible, fair and balanced way. it protects the most vulnerable. it phases in changes to avoid harming the economy. and it includes savings from across the budget, including from entitlement reform and from tax reform that raises revenue by lowering rates. i recognize adjustments will have to be made to that plan, because what i am putting before the body is the original bowles-simpson plan. obviously, things have happened in this two yea
so it is the law. what we do not have, and the reason why i think it is important that we find a way to negotiate a long-term budget agreement, is we don't have a long-term budget plan. that's what we must now work to achieve. the fiscal commission budget plan, which i am presenting today, provides a comprehensive and balanced deficit wee duction framework to build upon. it is not perfect. but it does represent middle ground. it brings the deficit down from what it would otherwise be, and it...
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a website called scotus blog along with bloomberg law putting together a panel that included attorneys paul clement and neil katiel previewing the pain arguments that will be made next month when the court considers the health care challenge which centers on the reach of congressional power under the constitution to regulate interstate commerce. that's the essential argument that we're going to be hearing during what will be unprecedented at least five hours over the course of two days oral arguments before the court. c-span has requested cameras inside the supreme court. we'll have more on that as we hear back from the chambers. but first, here's more from today's national press club events. >> what i had i gives rise to the central constitutional issue is the starting observation ta this is a fairly unique or completely unique provision of law. there have been a lot of crises in this country over the years that economic other where congress might have thought that forcing individuals to purchase a particular good or particular service might be a useful means of government action. but
a website called scotus blog along with bloomberg law putting together a panel that included attorneys paul clement and neil katiel previewing the pain arguments that will be made next month when the court considers the health care challenge which centers on the reach of congressional power under the constitution to regulate interstate commerce. that's the essential argument that we're going to be hearing during what will be unprecedented at least five hours over the course of two days oral...
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one s reall s legally was it lt do this were any laws broken. the first amendment would protect the right to publish the names on both sides. while the information might require digging it is public information and released in response to a foia request. it is readily available public information. the first amendment freedom of the press would protect that. there s also the ethical issue. was it responsible for either side to do it. just because you have information doesn't necessarily mean that you should publish it. journalistic ethics should have come into play and cooler heads should have prevailed. we don't need to allow both sides to ratchet this up and use the newtown shootings as a means to create further divide between the two sides on the gun debate. >> it might have been better for the blogger to say how would you like it if your names are published. we have your names and addresses. that is how i would have done it on twin cities. >>> make a threat. >> but we will not release them because we have ethics and you don't. >> we could say
one s reall s legally was it lt do this were any laws broken. the first amendment would protect the right to publish the names on both sides. while the information might require digging it is public information and released in response to a foia request. it is readily available public information. the first amendment freedom of the press would protect that. there s also the ethical issue. was it responsible for either side to do it. just because you have information doesn't necessarily mean...
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of course, a few weeks ago we debated the health care law in the supreme court. let's hope that's overturned. because that represents a significant deficit risk that nobody's aknowledging. if you take a look at real spending, not -- not just the six years from the first ten-year budget window. but once obamacare actually kicks in starting in 2016, over the next ten years we'll spend $2.4 trillion on that program. that one's going to be paid for with roughly $500 billion worth of taxes, fees and penalties. and $500 billion worth of medicare cuts. now, we haven't enacted the sgr fix of $208 billion. we realize that will reduce access. what makes anybody believe will retus medicare by $520 billion? move it forward ten years. if you grow that $500 billion in fees and penalties, that might grow to $800 billion. versus $2.4 trillion in spending. that represents about a $1.6 trillion deficit gap or $1.6 trillion you're going to have to cut from medicare. is that going to happen? and i'm not even mentioning -- i guess i am now -- the cost when tens of millions of employe
of course, a few weeks ago we debated the health care law in the supreme court. let's hope that's overturned. because that represents a significant deficit risk that nobody's aknowledging. if you take a look at real spending, not -- not just the six years from the first ten-year budget window. but once obamacare actually kicks in starting in 2016, over the next ten years we'll spend $2.4 trillion on that program. that one's going to be paid for with roughly $500 billion worth of taxes, fees and...
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protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6. . >>> mind body and spirit. that's what makes a gentleman. tonight belaire honda student athlete of the week lives up to the high stand hards. you are looking at one of the best. a freshman he made varsity. >> kind of -- i really like grew to enjoy like the team and the whole experience. >> reporter: is and what a experience. inside the classroom and outside here on the field. he is now the soccer team captain, he plays basketball in the winter and stars on the lacrosse team. >> i won the championship in all my sports over my three years. hopefully more to come. . >> reporter: he is the coach's kid. his dad was his coach, his grandfather and his coach now says it helps. >> i see a lot of me in riley because my dad was a coach. >> reporter: he is a quick study. inside and outside the classroom. inside he hits the books and outside on the walk from the all boys campus to the all girls for more classes he learns to be the gentleman. >> which it's kind of
protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6. . >>> mind body and spirit. that's what makes a gentleman. tonight belaire honda student athlete of the week lives up to the high stand hards. you are looking at one of the best. a freshman he made varsity. >> kind of -- i really like grew to enjoy like the team and the whole experience. >> reporter: is and what a experience. inside the classroom and outside...
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in law. you're raising taxes $1 for every 83 cents. >> that is not true. the good thing about -- >> i will be happy to talk to you about it. >> the point is -- >> we're running a tight clock. stop, please. >> no. i have to respond to the question. >> no. >> we're through. >> you're going to miss your schedule if we keep doing this. we're doing this -- do you want to be out of here by 4:30, right? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, thank you for being here. i want to congratulate you on what i think is the clearest articulation of our short-term economic needs and our long-term challenges that i have yet heard and i think anybody watching your appearance here and listening to that would understand that we need different approaches over the next few years than we do for the next 40, and i appreciate that very much. secondly, i would like to say or ask you we have seen all of these charts with long big lines going out 40, 50, 60, 70 years. with changes in technology, medical research, de
in law. you're raising taxes $1 for every 83 cents. >> that is not true. the good thing about -- >> i will be happy to talk to you about it. >> the point is -- >> we're running a tight clock. stop, please. >> no. i have to respond to the question. >> no. >> we're through. >> you're going to miss your schedule if we keep doing this. we're doing this -- do you want to be out of here by 4:30, right? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary,...
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pass a law and then not fund the office in charge of enforcing that law. it actually happens with some regularity. it's happened when republican congresses have enacted one law and subsequent democratic congresses have refused to fund it. the fact that the law is created or not funded or the subject of full appropriations by a subsequent congress is not lawless. it's part of the democratic institution. to give you an example, in your home state of missouri, congressman clay, it is urban legend at least that it was once legal to shoot a mormon in missouri. i don't know whether that was, in fact, embodied in a statute. it might just reflect the, termination order indicate that all mormons, members of my faith, could be exterminated. i'm grateful that wasn't funded, that that wasn't executed. this is a very different kind of law than that one but the fact that something is put into law one day doesn't internally, obligate subsequent legislative bodies to fund activities occurring pursuant to that very law. and that's exactly what it means to be in a constitut
pass a law and then not fund the office in charge of enforcing that law. it actually happens with some regularity. it's happened when republican congresses have enacted one law and subsequent democratic congresses have refused to fund it. the fact that the law is created or not funded or the subject of full appropriations by a subsequent congress is not lawless. it's part of the democratic institution. to give you an example, in your home state of missouri, congressman clay, it is urban legend...
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perhaps it is just coincidental, but the surveillance laws are up for renewal. the fact that this was in the public realm now, and that americans are aware of it, is not going to hurt the cause of renewal. >> oh, you cynic, you. >> i just try to put together pieces of the crossword puzzle. not crossword puzzle, and jigsaw puzzle. >> intelligence over the years had a pretty sorry record. but over the past five to 10 years, its record of being able to kill people -- i don't know how else to put it -- has been pretty good. >> we have not found and killed the guy who is that bomb maker in yemen. >> but we are getting close, every time those drones go out there and strike, they narrow the al qaeda in yemen working there. >> and every time, it widens the number of civilians who are angry, furious, and alienated. it is not a freebie. >> drones scare me because they will be used against us one day. still, you have to give intelligence service -- >> i am not taking my from intelligence service. as an instrument of war, it is not consequence-free. >> good point. they are
perhaps it is just coincidental, but the surveillance laws are up for renewal. the fact that this was in the public realm now, and that americans are aware of it, is not going to hurt the cause of renewal. >> oh, you cynic, you. >> i just try to put together pieces of the crossword puzzle. not crossword puzzle, and jigsaw puzzle. >> intelligence over the years had a pretty sorry record. but over the past five to 10 years, its record of being able to kill people -- i don't know...
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that law upheld by the supreme court in june. in addition, three house panels hold hearings on the law. republican presidential candidate mitt romney back on the campaign trail, he'll be in grand junction, colorado, today for a town hall meeting. c-span3 has live coverage at 12:35 eastern. c-span3 also has live coverage as president obama visits cedar rapids, iowa, this afternoon. the president plans to discuss his plan to extend tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year. that's scheduled to begin at 1:50 eastern. >> we have great threats to our existence today as a nation. and i would think, in my opinion, greater than any threat we've ever faced whether it's been our civil war, our revolutionary war, whether it's been world war ii, whether it's been the depression. be and that threat comes to us because we've spent the last 30 years in this country spending money that we did not have on things we did not absolutely need, and the bill is due. >> colorado christian university held a western conservative issues summ
that law upheld by the supreme court in june. in addition, three house panels hold hearings on the law. republican presidential candidate mitt romney back on the campaign trail, he'll be in grand junction, colorado, today for a town hall meeting. c-span3 has live coverage at 12:35 eastern. c-span3 also has live coverage as president obama visits cedar rapids, iowa, this afternoon. the president plans to discuss his plan to extend tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year. that's...
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>> is the measure of the job that congress does the number of laws that we passed? >> chris: it as measure. >> no, it isn't. most americans think we have too many laws already. >> chris: what did congress do this year that was significant? none of those got passed. >> 30 bills that will help our economy grow again. >> chris: but none of those got through. >> look at the united states senate. we are doing what the american people are asking us to do. i made a commitment a year ago when i was important in as speaker that -- when i was sworn in as speaker our job was to listen to the american people and follow their will. that is exactly what we are doing. the real facts are that the president's policies have failed to get our economy moving again and the fact is they made them worse. >> chris: the fact is also and i'm not saying you are right and the senate is wrong or vice versa but the fact is i don't have tolyl yo to tell you the f legislating is the art of compromise and nothing got done on any of those jobs bills and the question people are asking, sir,, is parti
>> is the measure of the job that congress does the number of laws that we passed? >> chris: it as measure. >> no, it isn't. most americans think we have too many laws already. >> chris: what did congress do this year that was significant? none of those got passed. >> 30 bills that will help our economy grow again. >> chris: but none of those got through. >> look at the united states senate. we are doing what the american people are asking us to do. i...
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that's the way the law works. i -- should we be -- i'm not sure i understand it. do you want to extend the payroll tax cut longer? >> i'm fine with that. >> i don't think you can justify doing that. we'll have to work through this at the end of the year. >> fine. thank you. i yield back. >> time is expired. i would remind our witness, you're the witness. they're the questioners. this is the legislative branch on this side. you're the executive branch on that side. let's keep the questions the way that the constitution is. >> sometimes i have to ask a clarifying question so i can answer your question. >> all right. let's make sure it's that. we are to ms. castor. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome, mr. secretary. i would like to ask you about identity theft and tax fraud. because in the identity theft and tax cut n. the fall of last year. she said where are all the criminals on the street. all the other drug dealers are gone. then they raided a motel with rooms where they had laptops set up one after another, and they found where all the criminals were, and they w
that's the way the law works. i -- should we be -- i'm not sure i understand it. do you want to extend the payroll tax cut longer? >> i'm fine with that. >> i don't think you can justify doing that. we'll have to work through this at the end of the year. >> fine. thank you. i yield back. >> time is expired. i would remind our witness, you're the witness. they're the questioners. this is the legislative branch on this side. you're the executive branch on that side. let's...
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i'm not familiar with the florida state law, but whatever the law is, i do think that those of us who believe in conservative principles have to do a better job of registering hispanics who share our point of view. >> mr. gillespie, thank you, first of all. to brablg it down, essentially right now you speak to the choir. i think everyone in this room knows exactly where you're coming from and what you told us. we understand it very well. how do we get that message to other dmunts, because once you leave miami, once you go north of miami, republicans, conservative hispanics have trouble explaining why they're conservative and how do we get that message to the angelo community so they realize the reality of the census and everything you've been saying? >> i think there's a growing awareness there. i sense it. i can feel it in meetings that i attend and groups i participate in. row sar row is here and she's active on efforts to try not to elect officials but spread that word. that's part of the point as i said for us to have elected latinos who share our view. it gives them a greater pla
i'm not familiar with the florida state law, but whatever the law is, i do think that those of us who believe in conservative principles have to do a better job of registering hispanics who share our point of view. >> mr. gillespie, thank you, first of all. to brablg it down, essentially right now you speak to the choir. i think everyone in this room knows exactly where you're coming from and what you told us. we understand it very well. how do we get that message to other dmunts, because...
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he signed that legislation into law promptly. he recognized the legitimacy of congress's actions notwithstanding the fact they were conducted at least on the senate side in a pro forma session on december 23rd. notwithstanding the fact previously we had anticipated there might not be any formal business conducted. there was. that indicates the fact that we were, in fact, open for business as we were required to be under the constitution, not having received the house of representatives to adjourn for a period of more than three days. this emphasizes my broader point. my concern is neither republican or democratic, liberal or conservative, this is political ecumenical, this issue is simply an american one, rooted in the rule of law and the u.s. constitution which we have all taken an oath. it is we can't as a constitution, as a country afford to allow one person to exercise power that does not properly belong to him, that the people have not properly given him, and that is what happened here. so i will be just as hard on any repub
he signed that legislation into law promptly. he recognized the legitimacy of congress's actions notwithstanding the fact they were conducted at least on the senate side in a pro forma session on december 23rd. notwithstanding the fact previously we had anticipated there might not be any formal business conducted. there was. that indicates the fact that we were, in fact, open for business as we were required to be under the constitution, not having received the house of representatives to...
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specifically it will focus on state immigration laws in alabama and arizona, law enforcement against african-americans, as well as anti-terrorism efforts against that target american muslims. witnesses include senator benjamin cardin of maryland who has introduced legislation called the end racial profiling act. this is just over two hours. >>> this hearing will come to order. our hearing will focus on a civil right issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal justice under the law. protecting all americans from the scourge of racial profiling. racial profiling is not new. at the dawn of our republic roving bands of white men known as slave patrols subjected african-american freed men and slaves to searches, detensions and brutal violence. during the great depression, many american citizens of hispanic descent were deported to mexico under the mexican repatriation and during world war ii, tens of thousands of innocent japanese americans were rounded up and held, confined in interment camps. 12 years ago, in march 2000, the subcommittee held the senate's first ever heari
specifically it will focus on state immigration laws in alabama and arizona, law enforcement against african-americans, as well as anti-terrorism efforts against that target american muslims. witnesses include senator benjamin cardin of maryland who has introduced legislation called the end racial profiling act. this is just over two hours. >>> this hearing will come to order. our hearing will focus on a civil right issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal justice...
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[applause] i also want to thank my kids, my beautiful grandkids, my brothers, my in-laws, my cousins, my nieces and nephews here in massachusetts and all across the country. senator kerrey, governor patrick, mayor, thank you for your support, for your encouragement, and most of all for your leadership. you were real fighters in my corner and i appreciate that. [applause] but it's what you do every day for the people of our state that is truly remarkable. thank you all. thank you. [applause] and to our congressional delegation, to all of our mayors and legislators, council members and sheriffs, to the nurses, to the fire fighters, to the teachers, to the carpenters, to laborers, two men and women of the building trades, and to all of our brothers and sisters in the labor movement -- [cheers and applause] i love you, too. to the lgbt community. yes. [cheers and applause] yes. to the women's groups. [cheers and applause] to the environmental groups. [cheers and applause] to the ministers, i'm so grateful. to the credit unions. yes. to the more than 700 small businesses supporting us, to
[applause] i also want to thank my kids, my beautiful grandkids, my brothers, my in-laws, my cousins, my nieces and nephews here in massachusetts and all across the country. senator kerrey, governor patrick, mayor, thank you for your support, for your encouragement, and most of all for your leadership. you were real fighters in my corner and i appreciate that. [applause] but it's what you do every day for the people of our state that is truly remarkable. thank you all. thank you. [applause] and...
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and as i said on sunday night, there's no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. we're going to need to work on making access to mental health care at least as easy as access to a gun. we're going to need to look more closely at a culture that all too often glorifies guns and violence. and any actions we must take must begin inside the home and inside our hearts. but the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. the fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean we can't steadily reduce the violence, and prevent the very worst violence. that's why i've asked the vice president to lead an effort that includes members of my cabinet and outside organizations to come up with a set of concrete proposals no later than january -- proposals that i then intend to push without delay. this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very
and as i said on sunday night, there's no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. we're going to need to work on making access to mental health care at least as easy as access to a gun. we're going to need to look more closely at a culture that all too often glorifies guns and violence. and any actions we must take must begin inside the home and inside our hearts. but the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing....
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and "new york times" today exposed romney's medicare law nightly in this headline. "patients would pay more if romney restores medicare savings, analysts say." the times correctly referred to the $716 billion as medicare savings, not medicare cuts. one economist quoted in "the times" piece called romney's pledge to restore the savings both puzzling and bogus, while harvard health expert john mcdonough said this. "there are only two explanations, either they don't understand how the program works, which is hard to imagine, or there is some deliberate misrepresentation here, because they know how politically potent this charge is." well, actually, both things are possible. they cannot understand medicare and know that they're lying about medicare at the same time. today, in nevada, president obama explained what motivates mitt romney's lies. >> less than 11 weeks, not that i'm counting, but -- we will, we will see the other side spend more money than we've ever seen on ads. and, you know, these aren't like positive ads, where they're putting out their plan, because th
and "new york times" today exposed romney's medicare law nightly in this headline. "patients would pay more if romney restores medicare savings, analysts say." the times correctly referred to the $716 billion as medicare savings, not medicare cuts. one economist quoted in "the times" piece called romney's pledge to restore the savings both puzzling and bogus, while harvard health expert john mcdonough said this. "there are only two explanations, either they...
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attorney general eric holder and law enforcement officials from around this country. ag holder will head to newtown later today to meet with first responders to the sandy hook massacre and three more victims will be laid to rest today. nguyen rals will be held for kathlyn hubbard, benjamin wheeler and ann marie murphy, a special education teacher. joining me now, msnbc contributor, michael smerkonish. michael, we heard the host of the nra webcast saying the president, getting his hands on essentially their guns. why would we expect the nra to say anything different from what's being broadcast on its show tomorrow? >> that's a narrative they have fostered about president obama for the last at least four years. and the practical effect of that, tamron, is to cause a run on guns and ammunition, the likes of which you are seeing right now at walmart where certain of the weapons have run out. they're selling them at that rapid of a clip and yet the reality is that the folks at the brady foundation given very poor grades to the president throughout the course of the first a
attorney general eric holder and law enforcement officials from around this country. ag holder will head to newtown later today to meet with first responders to the sandy hook massacre and three more victims will be laid to rest today. nguyen rals will be held for kathlyn hubbard, benjamin wheeler and ann marie murphy, a special education teacher. joining me now, msnbc contributor, michael smerkonish. michael, we heard the host of the nra webcast saying the president, getting his hands on...
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the house passes has to be passed by the senate exactly right down to the last semicolon to become law. the one advantage the constitution gives to the house is that the house starts revenue bills, which the house has interpreted to be appropriations bills as well as tax bills. they start over there, but the senate gets to amend them as they go on. the senate also has are remarkable powers that the house does not have. and those are the powers of advise and consent. all nominations, all treaties are only handled by the united states senate. back in the early days and the days when the senate was just getting started, they were trying to figure out what this meant. now, the consent part we understand. the consent is a majority of the senate have to vote for a nomination, and two-thirds have to vote for a treaty. that's spelled out. but what does the advice part mean? they have never figured out the advice part of the advice and consent provision. the first congress said to george washington, well, we would like you to come here to -- in person to give us all your nominations and all of
the house passes has to be passed by the senate exactly right down to the last semicolon to become law. the one advantage the constitution gives to the house is that the house starts revenue bills, which the house has interpreted to be appropriations bills as well as tax bills. they start over there, but the senate gets to amend them as they go on. the senate also has are remarkable powers that the house does not have. and those are the powers of advise and consent. all nominations, all...
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>> well, under the law you have to have a nomination process to choose a candidate and the current law requires us to have some type of convention. but it doesn't require us to have a four-day convention and the massive amounts of money that get spent putting these on, today with all the technology that's available i think there's a way to shorten the process and still meet the goals. >> woodruff: do you think there may be a time that it's one day? >> never know. >> woodruff: you were also quoted, mr. speaker, saying the platform should be on one sheet of paper >> i've always believed this. back in the mid-'90s i was on a crusade to get the platform on one sheet of paper. you put it on one sheet of paper it requires you to make decisions, make it clear what the party stands for rather than long documents nobody reads. >> woodruff: do you mean that? nobody reads them >> sure have you ever read them? >> woodruff: sure, i read them every time. (laughs) >> i'm not sure anybody's ever read one, i've never read one. maybe the chairman of the platform committee has. >> woodruff: mitt romney b
>> well, under the law you have to have a nomination process to choose a candidate and the current law requires us to have some type of convention. but it doesn't require us to have a four-day convention and the massive amounts of money that get spent putting these on, today with all the technology that's available i think there's a way to shorten the process and still meet the goals. >> woodruff: do you think there may be a time that it's one day? >> never know. >>...
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law and that the treaty cannot be used as the basis for a lawsuit in u.s. courts. the opponents said it was inappropriate to consider a treaty ma post election lame duck session, never mind that just since i've been watching the senate, they've approved treaties 19 times during lame duck sessions. and then they said, and this is what did it, this is what the 38 no votes were trapped by, the tiniest possible interest group you could imagine affecting the outcome of something so important. the home schooling crowd. then they said that the treaty endangered home schooling. home schooling fanatics expressed worry that the treaty could lead to the government imposing new regulations on the home schooling of disabled children, even though there is no language they could point to in the treaty that could justify any such worry. republicans who knew this was a lie still based their vote on it, because that is how much they live in fear of any interest group, of any size, with any affiliation with the tea party. the opposition to the treaty was led by tea party darling mike
law and that the treaty cannot be used as the basis for a lawsuit in u.s. courts. the opponents said it was inappropriate to consider a treaty ma post election lame duck session, never mind that just since i've been watching the senate, they've approved treaties 19 times during lame duck sessions. and then they said, and this is what did it, this is what the 38 no votes were trapped by, the tiniest possible interest group you could imagine affecting the outcome of something so important. the...
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good policy or bad policy, we need to enforce our laws. the chinese, they realize were not serious about china's trade violations, and this makes beijing much more intransigent. tracy: you said to me that china needs is more than we needthem. >> for short. last year 190 percent of china's merchandise trade surplus related to sales to the united states meaning they run deficits with the rest of the world so they run this enormous surplus with us. that gives us leverage, but only if we carry use it tracy: i remember when i was a kid they said japan was buying of rockefeller center. japan's by to take over the world. that never happened. >> no, but japan was our ally. we could deal with thejapanese on a reasonable basis. the problem with china is that it sees itself as supplanting the united states. has been very hostile and aggressive in recent years. it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. trac that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these
good policy or bad policy, we need to enforce our laws. the chinese, they realize were not serious about china's trade violations, and this makes beijing much more intransigent. tracy: you said to me that china needs is more than we needthem. >> for short. last year 190 percent of china's merchandise trade surplus related to sales to the united states meaning they run deficits with the rest of the world so they run this enormous surplus with us. that gives us leverage, but only if we...
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because of some of the legal uncertainty around the law? >> yes, i would favor that. >> change the state constitution. but that's not all. the new top republican in the state senate wants to get rid of nonpartisan judges on the elections boards and replace them with political appointees. why? because he thinks the nonpartisan board has made decisions favorable to democrats. he thinks this panel is too political and fix it by making it more political, but with republicans. meantime, in pennsylvania, republicans' efforts to suppression continues. remember this guy? >> voter i.d., which will allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> well, that didn't work out so well. but now pennsylvania republicans are re-introducing a plan to split up the state's electoral votes. pennsylvania has gone democratic in every presidential race since 1992. so republicans want to change how the results are counted. splitting it up by percentage instead of the traditional, winner take all. the gop plan is clear. if you can't win under the rul
because of some of the legal uncertainty around the law? >> yes, i would favor that. >> change the state constitution. but that's not all. the new top republican in the state senate wants to get rid of nonpartisan judges on the elections boards and replace them with political appointees. why? because he thinks the nonpartisan board has made decisions favorable to democrats. he thinks this panel is too political and fix it by making it more political, but with republicans. meantime,...
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we need changes to our immigration laws. right now, a large number of people come to this country because they get a lottery. i do not think gold digging getting the golden ticket should be the way that you come to america. i think we want the best and brightest and hardest working people to be able to come to this country. i believe going forward, what we need to do is build that coalition of people who believe that america's immigration policy should benefit the united states of america. >> my father came here in the 1930's as an immigrant from germany. i take this issue of immigration policy reform seriously. i think we need leadership on this issue. heather wilson was in congress for over a decade. to this day, i cannot figure out where she stands on the dream act. one of the simplest measures for immigration reform. when i got to congress, one of the first things i did was to co-sponsor a comprehensive immigration reform. a path to fix our broken system that does not embrace amnesty, that embraces responsibility. i am p
we need changes to our immigration laws. right now, a large number of people come to this country because they get a lottery. i do not think gold digging getting the golden ticket should be the way that you come to america. i think we want the best and brightest and hardest working people to be able to come to this country. i believe going forward, what we need to do is build that coalition of people who believe that america's immigration policy should benefit the united states of america....
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is that really what the law permits? >> it seems that the law is at least open to that possibility. just as we've seen in the trayvon martin case, what's really disturbing about these incidents is that at least one person in the trayvon martin case, the other person is dead and can't give his account of what actually happened. >> eliot: you're making and raising a very important factual distinction. there are three other teenagers here who were not mortally injured in the shooting and therefore their testimony will stand, one presumes in opposition to michael dunn's in terms of recounting what incidents there were. this may be an arcane factual question but are there any cameras in the vicinity of the convenience store that would shed light on what was going on at the time. here you have the possibility of other objective evidence that could help us understand what happened. >> yes. of course, the problem still remains that in cases like this, when you have what is something that you can't take back, you actually have a shooting of someone. there is no way to take this back. if this
is that really what the law permits? >> it seems that the law is at least open to that possibility. just as we've seen in the trayvon martin case, what's really disturbing about these incidents is that at least one person in the trayvon martin case, the other person is dead and can't give his account of what actually happened. >> eliot: you're making and raising a very important factual distinction. there are three other teenagers here who were not mortally injured in the shooting...
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he used disparaging remarks to talk about a georgetown law student, sandra fluke who testified before a democratic committee. recently the story says rush limbaugh has lost eight advertisers. let's hear eric cantor, majority leader, republican in the house representing virginia weighing in on the debate over this, the white house rule on contraception and whether or not religious-affiliated organizations should cover it. let's hear it. >> nobody is denying access, no. it's not about that. it is about the administration and the president saying to the catholic church that we know what your faith holds, and you have to abide by that. it would be like saying to those of news the jewish faith that, you know, we know what the laws of being kosher means, and we're going to tell you what that means. that's not who we are in this country. that's what the rule is about. and that's why it has no place in american politics. and, again, i think it's very important that we uphold the tenets of religious freedom. it is at the core of who we are as a country. >> majority leader kantor is speaking on
he used disparaging remarks to talk about a georgetown law student, sandra fluke who testified before a democratic committee. recently the story says rush limbaugh has lost eight advertisers. let's hear eric cantor, majority leader, republican in the house representing virginia weighing in on the debate over this, the white house rule on contraception and whether or not religious-affiliated organizations should cover it. let's hear it. >> nobody is denying access, no. it's not about that....
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>> guest: is the measure of the job congress does the measure of the laws passed. most americans think we have too many laws already. >> chris: what did congress do this year that was significant. >> guest: there are 30 bills to help our economy growing again. >> chris: they didn't get through. >> guest: look at the united states senate. we are doing what the american people asked us to do. i made a commitment that our job was to listen to the american people and follow their will and that's what we are doing. but the reals facts that the president's policies fail they made them worse. 92 but the fact is also, i am not saying ow you are right and the senate is wrong or vice verse a. but the art of the legislating is the art of compromise and nothing got done in any of those jobs bills and the question that people are asking in a election year when obama's policiless make it worse will anything get done in washington this year. >> guest: if the president will listen to the jobs counsel and many are bills that have passed in the house. >> chris: such as? >> guest: ta
>> guest: is the measure of the job congress does the measure of the laws passed. most americans think we have too many laws already. >> chris: what did congress do this year that was significant. >> guest: there are 30 bills to help our economy growing again. >> chris: they didn't get through. >> guest: look at the united states senate. we are doing what the american people asked us to do. i made a commitment that our job was to listen to the american people and...
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administration said it was a law passed by congress and administration usually defends such law it would not defend the defense of marriage ago and they want the first circuit court in boston to overturn it and eventually wants the supreme court to overturn it. >> neil: so he can pick and choose his activism. >> republicans are calling it hypocrisy, the fact is, yeah, at the moment he was railing against the supreme court overturning the law he was asking the courts to do that with another law. >> neil: i want the switch gears back to the healthcare thing. do you think he got wind that the healthcare law was going down to defeat, whatever this quick roll caught vote the justices do. it didn't look told him, it doesn't look good, and that he has been trying to turn his best defense to offense and to get ahead of this thing. he knows he could be in for a summer bummer? >> they took a prim vote after the oral arguments. >> neil: i think he found out about it. how the vote came out. >> people that are well informed about this stuff do not believe the president did get advance word. we do kno
administration said it was a law passed by congress and administration usually defends such law it would not defend the defense of marriage ago and they want the first circuit court in boston to overturn it and eventually wants the supreme court to overturn it. >> neil: so he can pick and choose his activism. >> republicans are calling it hypocrisy, the fact is, yeah, at the moment he was railing against the supreme court overturning the law he was asking the courts to do that with...
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why isn't that the law in this country already? >> it certainly has to be consistent with the values of the state, particularly if you pair it up with a permanent reduction in the payroll tax, which senator moynihan did a couple of years ago, for the majority of nebraskans, payroll tax is the largest tax they pay, if you permanently rebalance that, you get some disposable income for the median family which ought to be one of our primary goals. >> student loans have now become an enormous debt center in this country, the interest rate on student loans doubling on july 1, republicans now seemingly in a political retreat from the house, willing to agree with the president on the principal of taking care of this, but now the argument is going to be over how to pay for it. how should we pay for something like this? >> well, i think we ought to -- either pay for it by redistricting the taxes to a higher income bracket, and/or closing some of the loopholes, on all the gas that's no longer needed. the big kahuna sitting right behind it is
why isn't that the law in this country already? >> it certainly has to be consistent with the values of the state, particularly if you pair it up with a permanent reduction in the payroll tax, which senator moynihan did a couple of years ago, for the majority of nebraskans, payroll tax is the largest tax they pay, if you permanently rebalance that, you get some disposable income for the median family which ought to be one of our primary goals. >> student loans have now become an...
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lawful people will protect us where 20,000 other laws have failed. as brave and heroic and as self- sacrificing as those teachers were in those classrooms and as prompt and professional and well trained as those police were when they responded, they were unable, through no fault of their own, and able to stop it. as parents, we do everything we can to keep their children safe. is now time for us to assume responsibility for our schools. the only way, the only way to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. would you rather have your 911 call briong good guy with a gun from a mile away or from one minute away? i can imagine the headlines, the shocking headline, they will print tomorrow. more guns, you will climb, is the nra answer to everything. your implication will be that guns are evil and have no place in society, much less in our schools. since when did the gun automatically become a bad word? a gun in t
lawful people will protect us where 20,000 other laws have failed. as brave and heroic and as self- sacrificing as those teachers were in those classrooms and as prompt and professional and well trained as those police were when they responded, they were unable, through no fault of their own, and able to stop it. as parents, we do everything we can to keep their children safe. is now time for us to assume responsibility for our schools. the only way, the only way to stop a monster from killing...
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and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ open enrollment ends december 7th. so now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. >>> first, there were the young guns. it was 2007, three conservative republican congressmen started a brand for their young gunish style of republican leadership. eric can der, pow, kevin mccarthy, bam, paul ryan, bang. young guns, conservatives with kick and youth and gunlyness. earlier this year, they decided to expand their brand. they called it their brand expansion effort. woman up, like man up only for woman. this was their woman-up pavilion where there were talks about politics and also a bar and also hair and makeup touchups. i kid you not. outreach and touchups intersect in tampa. then, there was the election where the republican presidential nominee lost women voters by 11 points. the number of republican women in the house went from 24 women to 19 women, which is woman something but it is definitely not woman up. then, there was last night when the republicans in the house picked for their 19 committee chai
and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ open enrollment ends december 7th. so now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. >>> first, there were the young guns. it was 2007, three conservative republican congressmen started a brand for their young gunish style of republican leadership. eric can der, pow, kevin mccarthy, bam, paul ryan, bang. young guns, conservatives with kick and youth and gunlyness. earlier this year, they decided to...